A bipartisan group of state lawmakers is set to meet this summer and fall to study and discuss ways to improve Alaska’s public schools.
State Government
ICE officials send 40 immigration detainees to Alaska correctional facilities
The move comes amid a national crackdown on immigration by the Trump administration.
Alaska Board of Education adopts reading standards for Alaska Native languages
The standards recognize students can achieve literacy in state languages other than English.
Alaska legislative leaders call on governor to end ‘obstruction’ by Revenue Department
Lawmakers have been trying to figure out if the state is getting the tax money it is owed. But the Dunleavy administration has refused to give legislators the same information that previous administrations gave up willingly.
Alaska Board of Education to consider further limiting local contributions to school districts
If approved, the regulation could affect services for about half of the state’s public school students.
Alaska state budget and other bills head to Gov. Mike Dunleavy
According to legislative records, the state’s operating, capital and mental health budgets were transmitted to the governor on Tuesday, giving the governor until June 19 to veto the bills or sign them into law.